Please take the time to vote in my poll. Looking for an inspirational quote about procrastination for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? Putting things off until ... Read More

When an employee notifies the employer that he or she wishes to terminate their employment with your company, you will want to ask for a letter of resignation or resignation ... Read More

Please vote in my poll and respond in "comments." I'm not usually an early adopter of technology or new cool places online. First, I need to learn about them; and, I ... Read More

People in every workplace talk about organizational culture, that mysterious word that characterizes a work environment. One of the key questions and assessments, when employers interview a prospective employee, explores ... Read More

I've spent quite a bit of time lately in meetings to discuss employees who are failing in their jobs. Actually, over the years, this has been a large part of ... Read More

I am a real proponent of the management philosophy that you help people continue to develop their strengths rather than trying to help them develop their weaknesses. This theory was ... Read More

Every organization needs traditions. Traditions are the special events, happenings, cultural manifestations, activities, and ways of doing business that are uniquely yours. They are hallmarks of your organization and help ... Read More

Readers ask great questions. And, often the questions identify an area that I need to write about to provide a fully helpful Web site. Today’s reader question: Q: Dear Susan, ... Read More

Like millions of people world-wide, I’ve been watching the Olympics – not obsessively - but they are usually on in the background for a couple of hours in the evening ... Read More

Please take the time to vote in my poll. Different than my usual polls, this poll is a survey to determine your job title or responsibilities so I can write ... Read More

Having done a lot of recruiting in recent years, I had wondered how many applicants were typically arriving at the company from the various sources we used for recruiting. My ... Read More

To make it to an interview, a candidate has already passed a review of his resume, a review of his cover letter, a comparison against all of the other current ... Read More

Thanks for all of your wonderful responses to my team building activity about favorite colors. You gave me a new challenge, however. Readers wrote to ask me to share the ... Read More

Wednesday, I put up a favorite ice breaker / team building activity and several of you wrote to ask how the rest of it went. Now, it’s fun in a ... Read More

In a team building exercise I have used for years, participants are asked to name their favorite color. Then, they are asked to list words that describe their favorite color. ... Read More

Regular emails from readers ask hundreds of questions each year. Patterns emerge about the toughest situations you face in your organizations. These are the ten toughest, but most frequent questions ... Read More

Whether you’re new to the field, starting a department, or you’d like a quick reference guide to those important human resources management moments when you must get it right, this ... Read More

HR Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-based management consulting firm specializing in employee engagement surveys, analyzed recurring themes in employee surveys and compiled the following top ten list. These are the items ... Read More